Method and apparatus for separating lighter and heavier portions

Details Method and apparatus for separating lighter and heavier portions Method and apparatus for separating lighter and heavier portions

1976-05-28

1977-08-30

Lutter, Frank W.

Classifying, separating, and assorting solids

Fluid suspension

Gaseous

209153, 209154, B07B 400

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040453340

ABSTRACT:
The method and apparatus for separating lighter and heavier portions of threshed tobacco by creating two adjacent vortices circulating in opposite directions the turbulence of which separates the threshed tobacco; the vortices coacting to form rising column of high velocity air for carrying off lighter portions of tobacco while heavier portions of tobacco drop to a pneumatic take-off.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1863666 (1932-06-01), Lorenz
patent: 3010576 (1961-11-01), Harte et al.
patent: 3265209 (1966-08-01), Wochnowski et al.
patent: 3655043 (1972-04-01), Wochnowski et al.

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